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Alperton
Middlesex House and Grand Union Apartments on the Grand Union Canal
AlpertonLocation within Greater London
Population	14,017 (2011 Census. Ward)
OS grid reference	TQ185835
• Charing Cross	7.6 mi (12.2 km) ESE
London borough	Brent
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WEMBLEY
Postcode district	HA0
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Brent West
London Assembly	Brent and Harrow
List of places UK England London 51°32′26″N 0°17′58″W / 51.5405°N 0.2994°W / 51.5405; -0.2994

Alperton (/ˈælpərtən/) is an area of north-west London, England, within the London Borough of Brent. It forms the southern part of the town of Wembley and is 7.5 miles (12 km) west north-west of Charing Cross, on the border with the London Borough of Ealing. It includes a handful of high-rise and many mid-rise buildings as well as streets of low-rise houses with gardens. It adjoins the Grand Union Canal's Paddington Arm, which is fed by the Brent Reservoir.

Toponymy

The name Alperton means "farmstead or estate associated with a man named Ealhbeorht", deriving from an Anglo-Saxon personal name and tūn, meaning farmstead or village in Old English.

Demography

Religion in Alperton(2021 census)

Alperton has one of the capital's highest populations of black or minority ethnic groups (BME). In the 1991 census, 43.2% of Alperton ward's population was Asian, only one point less than White. British Indians formed 31.5% in 1991 and 32.4% in 2001, with white having decreased to 27.8%. According to the 2011 census, the largest ethnic group was Indian, 42% of the population, well above Brent's average of 18%. Other Asian was second largest at 17%. The most spoken foreign language was Gujarati, by 3,213 residents, followed by Tamil, spoken by 1,001 residents. In the 2011 census 47.7% of residents are of the Hindu faith, Christians: 27.2% and Muslims: 11.9%.

Transport

The Grand Union Canal runs through Alperton and its towpath, is part of the Grand Union Canal Walk.

Trains

Alperton has its own tube station of the same name, served by the Piccadilly line and located in the district. Other close stations include Hanger Lane tube station (Central line) to the south; Stonebridge Park station (Bakerloo line and Lioness line) to the east; and Wembley Central station (Bakerloo line, Lioness line, Southern & West Midlands Trains) to the north.

Notable people

• Chess endgame study composer and author John Roycroft was born in Alperton
• Gary Waddock, former footballer and now manager of Aldershot Town, grew up in Alperton
• Footballer Joe Wiggins (1909–82) was born in Alperton

In popular culture

The towpath of the Grand Union Canal in Alperton is featured in various scenes in the BBC TV soap EastEnders. It first appeared in an episode which aired on 3 October 1985, when the character Den Watts (played by Leslie Grantham) meets Michelle Fowler (played by Susan Tully) and it is revealed Den is the father of Michelle's baby. It was used again on numerous occasions, most famously on 23 February 1989, when Den Watts was shot before falling into the canal and supposedly dying. Den returned to the canal with daughter Sharon Watts on 3 October 2003, when he returned to Albert Square alive.

Schools

Alperton Community School: The school is divided into two sites: the lower school on Ealing Road near Alperton tube station, consisting of Years 7, 8 and 9 and the upper school on Stanley Avenue, consisting of Years 10, 11, 12 and 13. The lower school was renovated in 2017 and it benefits from state of the art learning facilities.

References

1. "Brent Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Styatistics. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
2. Mills, A.D. (2010). A Dictionary of London Place-Names. Oxford University Press. p. 6. ISBN 9780199566785.
3. "Alperton (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
4. "Ward Profiles" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
5. "Alperton - UK Census Data 2011".
6. "Alperton Demographics (Brent, England)".
7. "Long Distance Walkers Association". www.ldwa.org.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
8. "Alperton Community School officially opens Ealing Road building". Brent & Kilburn Times. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2024.

External links

• History of Alperton at Brent Heritage Archived 10 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine
• News and information about developments in central Alperton at Alperton.org

v t e Places adjacent to Alperton
Sudbury Wembley Tokyngton Perivale Alperton Stonebridge Perivale Ealing Park Royal

v t e London Borough of Brent
Districts	Alperton Brondesbury Park Dollis Hill Harlesden Kensal Green Kilburn / Brondesbury Kingsbury Neasden (including Brent Park) North Wembley Park Royal Preston Stonebridge and Tokyngton Wembley and Wembley Park Willesden (including Church End) Partly in Brent Burnt Oak Cricklewood Kenton Queen's Park Queensbury Sudbury
Attractions	Brent Civic Centre Brent Museum Dollis Hill House Kiln Theatre The Library at Willesden Green London Designer Outlet Neasden Temple Oriental City Wembley Arena Wembley Stadium
Parks and open spaces	Barham Park Brent Reservoir Fryent Country Park Gladstone Park Masons Field Northwick Park Preston Park Roe Green Park Roundwood Park
Constituencies	Brent North Brent Central Hampstead and Kilburn
Tube and rail stations	Alperton Brondesbury Brondesbury Park Dollis Hill Harlesden Kensal Green Kensal Rise Kenton Kilburn Kilburn Park Kingsbury Neasden North Wembley Northwick Park Preston Road Queen's Park Queensbury South Kenton Stonebridge Park Sudbury & Harrow Road Sudbury Town Wembley Central Wembley Park Wembley Stadium Willesden Green Willesden Junction
Other topics	Coat of arms Council Grade I and II* listed buildings Parks and open spaces People Public art Schools
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• Areas of London
• Districts of the London Borough of Brent
• Places formerly in Middlesex